Clinical Applications of Cardiac CT

✍ Scribed by Tessa S. S. Genders, M. G. Myriam Hunink (auth.), Filippo Cademartiri, Giancarlo Casolo, Massimo Midiri (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Mailand
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 372
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

During the past few years, cardiac CT (CCT) has acquired an increasingly important role as a noninvasive imaging method that allows assessment of coronary heart disease from both the morphological and the functional standpoint. It is quickly becoming a primary clinical tool for the evaluation and follow-up of various conditions related to the heart and great vessels and is providing valuable insights into the natural history of atherosclerosis.

The rapid advances in CCT technology, the advent of new clinical applications, and the acquisition of data on prognostic value are just some of the reasons for the publication of this new edition of Clinical Applications of Cardiac CT, little more than 3 years after the first edition appeared. The text has been extensively revised and updated to reflect current knowledge and practice, and the structure and layout of the educational content have also been improved. The imaging targets, semeiology, technique, and clinical applications of CCT are all covered in detail, and in addition relevant information is provided on epidemiology, clinical assessment, and the role of other diagnostic modalities. This book will prove an invaluable tool for radiologists and cardiologists alike.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 3-6
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Coronary Circulation....Pages 7-14
Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Primary Prevention....Pages 15-28
Chronic (Stable) Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 29-33
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Clinical Assessment....Pages 35-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Coronary Plaques....Pages 47-57
Myocardial Ischemia & Viability....Pages 59-67
Left and Right Ventricular Function, Contractility, Geometry, and Mass....Pages 69-77
Pulmonary Veins and Cardiac Veins....Pages 79-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Heart Anatomy....Pages 93-113
Calcium Score and Coronary Plaque....Pages 115-137
Coronary Artery Stenosis on Cardiac CT....Pages 139-146
Coronary Artery Stents....Pages 147-152
Evaluation of Bypass Grafts....Pages 153-163
Myocardial Viability and Stress Perfusion....Pages 165-174
Evaluation of Cardiac Volumetric and Functional Parameters....Pages 175-183
Cardiac Veins and Pulmonary Veins....Pages 185-200
Collateral Findings on Cardiac CT....Pages 201-206
Reporting in Cardiac CT....Pages 207-211
Training and Implementation in Cardiac CT....Pages 213-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
CT and CT Angiography — Basics....Pages 219-226
CT of the Heart: Scan Technique....Pages 227-234
Patient Preparation for Cardiac CT....Pages 235-240
Contrast Material Administration in Cardiac CT....Pages 241-245
Principles of Cardiac CT Scan Protocol Optimization....Pages 247-249
Management of Radiation Dose in Cardiac CT....Pages 251-258
Artifacts in Cardiac CT....Pages 259-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value....Pages 281-287
Screening and High CV Risk Patients....Pages 289-292
Thoracic Aortic Diseases....Pages 293-300
Clinical Indications of Cardiac CT....Pages 301-310
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Stress ECG....Pages 313-323
Rest and Stress Echocardiography....Pages 325-348
Nuclear Medicine - SPECT/PET....Pages 349-355
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance....Pages 357-362
Invasive Imaging of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques....Pages 363-369
Future Developments in Cardiac CT....Pages 371-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-380

✦ Subjects

Imaging / Radiology; Cardiology